Congratulations to the winners from Screamfest NOLA 2023! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the films this weekend!
2013 Festival Film Guide
Film Category
Aftermath
Director(s)
Synopsis
In a new, predatory ice age, two brothers search for a place to call home.
Film Category
The Banishing
Director(s)
Synopsis
Kara must go to supernatural lengths to save her little sister from the violent spirit that haunts her.
Film Category
The Barista
Director(s)
Synopsis
Through extensive research, a scientist discovers that a slacker coffee barista holds a deep, dark secret.
Film Category
Beneath
Director(s)
Synopsis
A crew of coal miners becomes trapped 600 feet below ground after a disastrous collapse. As the air grows more toxic and time runs out, they slowly descend into madness and begin to turn on one another. Inspired by true events. A Revolver Picture Company/Elevative Production.
Film Category
Black Sugar
Director(s)
Synopsis
Suburban reality unravels when a group of teens experiment with a new drug that takes its users to a terrifying new world. Charlie (Aaron Refvem, Sons of Anarchy) dreams of escaping his boring life, and in the darkest reaches of the internet he’s found his answer: Black Sugar. Promising a trip they’ll never forget, Charlie and his rebellious friends swallow the candy-colored hallucinogen, much to the dismay of Charlie’s tag-along neighbor, Adam (Jake Kellar). When Black Sugar takes hold, the teens find themselves thrust into a living nightmare, infested with terrifying creatures that serve a horrific purpose. With Adam stuck in the real world, it becomes a race against time to save his friend from Black Sugar.
Film Category
Butterflies
Director(s)
Synopsis
A young artist sits on the sidewalk, struggling to make a living. She sells drawings to passersby. A businessman recognises her talents and offers her a paying job.
The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination…
The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination…
Film Category
Cannon Fodder
Director(s)
Synopsis
Doron Geva leads an Israeli Defense Forces Special Ops unit into Southern Lebanon to capture Terrorist Leader and number 3 in the terrorist organization of Hezbollah, Only to face something much worse...
Very soon they discover that reality is not so simple, and that a new and unknown enemy is to be dealt with - and Hezbollah are the last thing on his mind. There is new, a bloodthirsty enemy, cruel and bestial - that does not show mercy or reason. Now that their enemy has changed its face, it's up to Doron and his unit to wage a new war, a different war- In order to find an antidote and get back across the border before the middle east conflict is changed forever.
Very soon they discover that reality is not so simple, and that a new and unknown enemy is to be dealt with - and Hezbollah are the last thing on his mind. There is new, a bloodthirsty enemy, cruel and bestial - that does not show mercy or reason. Now that their enemy has changed its face, it's up to Doron and his unit to wage a new war, a different war- In order to find an antidote and get back across the border before the middle east conflict is changed forever.
Film Category
Capstone's Oak
Director(s)
Synopsis
A short film following Mike Capstone, a bankrupt rancher, as he tries to resist the temptations of greed after stumbling across a dark family secret... an oak tree that grows money when the dead are buried at its roots.
Film Category
Delivery
Director(s)
Synopsis
In this unnerving chiller, Kyle and Rachel Massy are a young couple who have agreed to document their first pregnancy for a reality show. During the production, a series of unexplained phenomena start plaguing the couple, eventually derailing the production of the show. Rachel, growing increasingly paranoid, starts to believe that there might be something seriously wrong with their unborn bundle of joy.
Film Category
The Demon's Rook
Director(s)
Synopsis
A young boy named Roscoe is taken to a world where demons dwell. Raised into manhood by an elder demon, he is taught to master the dark arts. During his training, he accidentally unleashes an ancient race of evil demons. They discover our world and release a nightmarish foray of monsters upon it. Paying homage to its colorful roots and packed full of practical effects, The Demon's Rook is sure to please.
Film Category
Evaded
Director(s)
Synopsis
A mother and her son are struggling through the frozen countryside. The birds no longer rule the sky and whatever is to be found on the ground is as dead as winter itself. A spark of hope lights up when they find an abandoned car. But after the mother discovers two of the previous owner dead, she realize that something is missing, or rather someone.
Film Category
Frost (Feature)
Director(s)
Synopsis
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team they realize they're up against an unknown deadly force.
Film Category
The Gauntlet
Director(s)
Synopsis
In a sunken castle underneath the earth, five strangers wake. They have no food. No memory. No water. And no way out. They don't know it yet, but in Hell only their sins can save them. They must organize and band together for the sinister adventure that awaits...
Film Category
The Girl
Director(s)
Synopsis
Following yet another devastating miscarriage, Sophie moves to the West of Ireland with her husband to try to build a new life. Left alone in the old house, the emotionally fragile Sophie encounters a starving young girl wandering the area and all her maternal instincts come to the surface. But is the little Girl a blessing or a curse?
Film Category
Goldberg & Eisenberg
Director(s)
Synopsis
Goldberg is a mediocre computer programmer. Eisenberg is an emotionally disturbed thug. Unfortunately the two cross paths. "Goldberg & Eisenberg" is the first Israeli urban psychological thriller, and the first dark genre film ever to be approved for production by the Israel film fund. inspired by Coen bros, Polanski, Park Chan-Wuk. currently in preliminary talks to be remade as a mini series for a major American cable channel.
Film Category
Good Night
Director(s)
Synopsis
Somewhere, in the middle of nowhere a couple is looking for a room to spend the night. The guests are rather weird. Their hosts are very tempted by the black suitcase. Something of tremendous powers is to be unleashed upon this world.
Film Category
Hide and Seek
Director(s)
Synopsis
A school girl visits a house to take a KOTO lesson. She meets her teacher
and her son and they seem to be playing "HIDE and SEEK" in the house. Koto lesson
starts but the girl soon realizes that there's something very odd about the teacher.
and her son and they seem to be playing "HIDE and SEEK" in the house. Koto lesson
starts but the girl soon realizes that there's something very odd about the teacher.
Film Category
The Horizon Project
Director(s)
Synopsis
Survivors of a biological pandemic find refuge with Horizon Corporation, a company spearheading the global rebuild.
Film Category
The Hunted
Director(s)
Synopsis
Chasing their dream of landing their own hunting show, Jake (Stewart) and Stevie (Blevins) head to the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia. Equipped with only their bow and camera, they have just three days to kill a monster buck big enough to grab the attention of the Outdoor Channel...and they've found him. But the sun has set, and they realize they’re not alone. The pair decides it’s time to call it quits and leave the woods and their dreams behind. With the setting sun, their realization may have come too late as they are finding out escaping may not be so easy. Being a professional hunter, Jake has the skills and survival instincts necessary to make it out, but will that be enough? Has the sun set on their lives as well? Have the hunters become The Hunted?
Film Category
King of Miseries
Director(s)
Synopsis
A fortune teller in the demon world, called an interpreter of signs, reads the fortune of a paranoid demon named Christopher, and discovers he's not telling her the full story. After forcing him to reveal he's found a device, a chronolet, that allows its user to travel back in time, the interpreter pleads with Christopher not to use the device. Not only is it impossible for her to read the fortune of a past which hasn't happened yet, the device poses too great a danger. Will he take her advice or will he risk our future and his own for a demon's chance at an untold fortune?
Film Category
La Piedad
Director(s)
Synopsis
Eight year old Federico lives with his father in a meagre apartment in Mexico City. His father devotes his days to sleep and work, keeping young Federico away from a carefully-guarded, locked door, behind which lies his mother.
Film Category
Leave Us Alone
Director(s)
Synopsis
Sam, a young single mother inherits a profitable piece of farmland from a grandfather she never knew. On the grandfather's deathbed, he tells Sam about a ship that crash-landed on the farm, and the deal that he made to not disturb the travelers when they return. Covering up the disappearance of three missing geologists, Sam is prepared to do anything to protect her son as well as the farm's dark secret.
Film Category
Mullet Gut
Director(s)
Synopsis
Two lifelong friends in the twilight years of their life, seek retribution against the schoolyard bully that tortured them as children. Things don’t go to plan as one of them begins to question whether they have the right man.
At its heart, MULLET GUT is a mystery that will keep you guessing until it's final moments.
At its heart, MULLET GUT is a mystery that will keep you guessing until it's final moments.
Film Category
Operator
Director(s)
Synopsis
Bob is an operator working for InfoCorp. When something goes wrong while the corporation installs a new efficiency system, the machine gives birth to a creature. As Bob struggles to work while fending off the creature, he realizes he may be choosing between his life and his job.
Film Category
Para Elisa
Director(s)
Synopsis
A student enters a terrifying world of obsession and misery when she answers a job advertisement requesting a nanny. Held prisoner in a house full of antique toys, she must overcome her deranged captors or become a living doll.
Film Category
Paranormal Activity
Director(s)
Synopsis
After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.
Film Category
Savaged (Avenged)
Director(s)
Synopsis
While travelling across country, Zoe, a lovely deaf mute woman, stumbles on a horrific crime – a gang of rednecks slaughtering two Native American boys. Zoe’s brave attempt to save one of the boys seals her fate. She is captured, raped and left for dead. When an Indian shaman finds her clinging to life in a shallow grave he attempts to save her – but something goes horribly wrong. The spirit of an ancient Apache warrior takes host of Zoe’s dead body. So now she walks amongst the living, hell-bent on getting revenge. One by one she slaughters the men who brutalized her, while the clock ticks away on her quickly decomposing body.
Film Category
Schism (Fractured)
Director(s)
Synopsis
Dylan White has a normal, boring life. Then horrifying visions start to interrupt his waking moments, and he must face the fact that he literally doesn't know who he is. Following clues that take him to the dark underbelly, Dylan soon finds both his life and soul in danger. Featuring a masterful performance by Callum Blue, SCHISM is a trip to the dark side, noir-style: bad men, bad dames, bad sex and bad intentions.
Film Category
The Seasoning House
Director(s)
Synopsis
The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. Angel (Rosie Day), an orphaned deaf mute, is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
Film Category
Sleepworking
Director(s)
Synopsis
In the near future a young woman becomes a sleepworker: her body is programmed to do menial labour while she is asleep. However, she starts to suffer disturbing side effects and embarks upon a dangerous journey to uncover what sleepworkers are really being made to do while unconscious...
Film Category
The Summoners
Director(s)
Synopsis
Two high school girls invite a new friend to join their secret game of summoning spirits for the thrill of being possessed.
Film Category
Thirteen
Director(s)
Synopsis
Being thirteen isn't easy - there's the confused identity, parental rebellion, and awkward hormonal changes. But in the case of thirteen-year-old Violet, on one horrific night, it's all that with the addition of severe psychological trauma. H2 Crew Productions presents this 20 minute short film, Directed by Dan Jagels.
Film Category
Torment
Director(s)
Synopsis
Newlyweds Cory and Sarah Morgan take Cory's 7-year old son Liam to their country home for some much needed family time. When it appears as if Liam has run away, psychological suspense becomes straight-out horror, as Sarah and Cory must now confront a sadistic cult-like family who have been hiding in the house all along and have taken Liam for themselves.
Film Category
Viscera (Antidote)
Director(s)
Synopsis
In the aftermath of a flesh-eating plague that has wiped out most of humanity, a surviving man and woman face unimaginable horrors when he suddenly becomes infected. Confined to the basement of an abandoned farmhouse, she tends to him as his body rapidly deteriorates over the next four days. But they soon find themselves up against more than just the disease. A crazed infected woman begins to stalk the farmhouse. A suspicious stranger arrives promising the key to survival. And the only possible cure is an injected drug that slowly drives you insane.
Film Category
Woodland Heights
Director(s)
Synopsis
"There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it." Hitchcock. In tradition with drive-in horror movies of the 1950's, Woodland Heights tells the story of a young couples prom night taking a bizarre turn for the worse. Based on the classic urban legend "The Hook."
Film Category
The Wretched Prologue
Director(s)
Synopsis
395 A.D. Roman Centurion Markus Valerius leads a rag-tag outpost of soldiers in the isolated Germanic Black Forest that has come under attack by a horde of bloodthirsty barbarians inflicted with a horrendous virus that reanimates the dead into ravenous bloodthirsty beings known as the WRETCHED.
One last tour for Rome, one last dangerous post to retire...but fate has other plans.
Escape is no longer an option...
it's Kill of be Killed.
One last tour for Rome, one last dangerous post to retire...but fate has other plans.
Escape is no longer an option...
it's Kill of be Killed.
We're excited to present the winners of the 2023 Competition at the 23rd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Congratulations to all the finalists in the Screamfest 2023 screenplay competition! The winning screenplay will be announced on October. 19th, 2023.
The Los Angeles-based horror festival will open with Eddie Alcazar’s Mind-Bending Phenomenon DIVINITY from Utopia and Sumerian.
Get ready to experience a night of nostalgia and screams as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic horror slasher film "Freddy vs. Jason"! Please join us for an electrifying outdoor screening under the open sky that promises to send shivers down your spine. So come join us at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga on Saturday, September 9th at 7PM, if you dare, and let's embark on a journey filled with suspense, excitement, and pure terror under the stars.
🎃 Experience the Classic Horror On the BIG Screen: "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" is an iconic horror movie that deserves to be seen in all its terrifying glory on the theater's massive screen. Feel the suspense and fear intensify as you watch Michael Myers and Laurie Strode face off in high-definition cinematic splendor.
A few days ago a small private celebration was put together by family-like friends Amber Mullinex and Jack Ulrich for Tom Holland (FRIGHT NIGHT) hosted by our very good friends Sarah Nicklin and Sean Decker.
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience as we present a special screening of the iconic film, Jaws 3D. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 18th at 7:30PM, and join us at the prestigious TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in the heart of Hollywood.
Prepare to embark on an unforgettable cinematic journey by attending a special screening of Jaws on the big screen. Join us to experience Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking masterpiece in all its glory, the way it was meant to be seen. Feel the suspenseful thrills, witness the iconic shark attacks, and immerse yourself in the timeless story that captivated audiences worldwide.
Get ready to be immersed in the eerie ambiance of the great outdoors, as we take the Screamfest Fears & Beers horror movie experience to a whole new level. So come join us at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga on Saturday, June 24th at 7PM, if you dare, and let's embark on a journey filled with suspense, excitement, and pure terror under the stars.
Join Screamfest for a Fears & Beers screening of cult classic, Halloween III: Season of the Witch on Saturday, March 18th - 7:30PM at the Frida Cinema located in Santa Ana, CA.
My Bloody Valentine 3D has everything a slasher flick needs to get your heart pumping this Valentine’s Day. Snuggle up to your date, friends or come solo, grab your complimentary beer for ticket holders 21+ and enjoy the spectacularly gory murders all in glorious 3D. A Q&A with director Patrick Lussier and special make-up effects artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe.
Want to have a blast this January, Friday the 13th? Then join us at our Screamfest Fears & Beers screening of Friday the 13th Part III in 3D at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. This film is a total blast to watch with a crowd!!
Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Thing starring Kurt Russell
Unveiling the Exceptional Talent - Screamfest Horror Film Festival Reveals its 2022 Winners!
Screamfest is pleased to announce the 2022 screenplay competition semi-finalists, top five finalists and the winning screenplay.
20TH Digital Studio's horror film "MATRIARCH" will have its world premiere at the Screamfest 2022. "Game of Thrones" Star Kate Dickie leads the film.
The Los Angeles-based horror festival will close with Prime Video and Blumhouse’s
Run Sweetheart Run
Giovannie Espiritu is named "one of the Most Influential Filipina Women in the World" by The Filipina Women's Network.
You and a guest are invited to an in-person screening of YOU WON'T BE ALONE, which premiered to critical acclaim at this year's Sundance Film Festival
Ask the average genre fan what their favorite Christmas horror film is, and you'll probably hear
While I obviously didn't know who he was at the time, the first Wes Craven movie I ever saw was DEADLY FRIEND, thanks to frequent cable showings when I was about seven years old.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is pleased to announce the 2021 screenplay competition finalists, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists and winning screenplay.
It's going to be groovy!
Double feature screening of Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness. An in person Q&A with Bruce Campbell follows the Evil Dead II screening. Evil Dead II (1987)
One of the many things I learned thanks to the two historian commentary tracks on Scream Factory's blu-ray of THE DEAD ZONE is that the 1979 novel was Stephen King's first one to hit the New York Times Bestseller list.
Despite it’s less than favorable reputation, the horror and exploitation genres have long since been an unexpected vehicle for female empowerment.
Among "can't miss" prospects, few in horror history ever seemed as promising as when it was announced that Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson would reteam for a werewolf film
NOTE: This article contains spoilers for all films mentioned within, including Memories of Murder and the recent The Little Things. Read at your own risk!
Like most people who have seen it, I didn?t know what to make of Southland Tales the first time I wa
For the past week (give or take three years), people online have been discussing the fabled ?Snyder
Over the past decade, there has been a welcome shift in the use of CGI when it comes to low budget/independent genre films.
Ever since Ridley Scott made the unprecedented decision to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All The Money in the World
Any time a major historical event takes place, it is not unusual to see a wave of predictions from the horror media and fanbase regarding the next trend in content.
Jamie Lee Curtis made three slasher films immediately after HALLOWEEN'S success in 1978 and 1979.
Silent Night Deadly Night & New Year's Evil! THURSDAY DEC 10TH, 2020 AT 7PM REGENCY THE PLANT DRIVE-IN - VAN NUYS
No one expects much out of a movie based on a video game, and even fewer would expect any such film
Horror fans like to laugh at the wacky turns taken in the Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchises,
SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2020 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION FINALIST A
FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of GREMLINS Thursday, December 5th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028.
Join us for a full-blown Hollywood event as we kick off the 2019 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL with the OPENING NIGHT PARTY.
SCREAMFEST Announces its 2019 second wave screenings and closing night film.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Oct. 8-17, 2019
TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood
September 9, 201
Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter in 35mm Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at 7:30PM at the Ahrya Fine Arts by Laemmle 8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
SOLD OUT!
FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019.
The FEARS & BEERS 20th Anniversary screening of Deep Blue Sea Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS 30th Anniversary screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
This Screeing is SOLD OUT!!
Check out the PHOTOS from A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master screening!
Are You Ready For Freddy? Join us for the Fears & Beers 30th Anniversary Screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.
Join us for the Friday the 13th: Part II screening on Jan 29, 2019 at 7:30PM. Purchase bottles of Crystal Lake wine online here for pick up at the event and have it signed by Adrienne King in person! Please order your wine by January 22nd to ensure shipping arrival time.
Join us Friday - Oct 19, 2018 for the CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS & RECEPTION as we celebrate the filmmakers of the 2018 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the 2018 screenplay competition semi-finalists, top five finalists and the winning screenplay.
Screamfest second wave was announced today. A great selection of additional films and Gale Anne Hurd
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – September 14, 2018 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, is proud to announce the first wave of its official 2018 film line up.
Check out the PHOTOS from the 15th Anniversary Jason vs Freddy Screening! This event is SOLD OUT!!
Please join us for the 15th Anniversary FEARS & BEERS screening of FREDDY VS JASON
Just in time for prom season and back on the big screen for one night only in Los Angeles! Come celebrate the 10 year anniversary of DANCE OF THE DEAD on Saturday, May 19th 7:30PM with the cast & filmmakers. A Night to Remember prom party follows the screening! Dress in your zombie best! A winning prom queen and king will be crowned
Please join us for the 30th Anniversary FEARS & BEERS screening of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters at 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
Do you like Pixar? You're a human with feelings, so I assume you do.
There are countless, highly diverse horror films from across the globe that Screamfest has showcased at its festival events.
If 2017 has taught us anything; it is that horror films could finally be on track to becoming more universally respected.
Join us January 12th, 2018 at 7:30PM for the 30th anniversary of cult classic Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Fears & Beers screening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood. Check out PHOTOS from the fun time we had at the 30th Anniversary screening!
Another October has come and gone, which means another year in the books for the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
2017 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID” & “THE LAPACE’S DEMON” Among Top Winners
The countdown has officially begun for Screamfest 2017 and we have dropped the official lineup.
Join us for a full-blown Hollywood event as we kick off the 2017 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL with the OPENING NIGHT PARTY.
In combination with the recent Screamfest announcement that we would be hosting the North American premiere of the much-anticipated Leatherface, and the recent and devastating loss of the great Tobe Hooper, this is the perfect time to honor the franchise that stemmed from his original masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – August 29, 2017 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, is proud to announce the first wave of its official 2017 film line up.
Every summer, I, and anyone else with good taste in television, hunker down for a week full of Discovery Channel’s best shark-filled programming.
This past Sunday, we experienced yet another crippling tragedy in the horror community. The death of
In the history of cinema, there are very few icons that rival Frankenstein’s monster and his bride. They are instantly and internationally identifiable.
Making a film can be a daunting venture for most people. There will always be a reason (or many) to not do it.
The 1990’s are often thought of as having relatively little to contribute in the way of quality genre films. While I can see the truth in this, I think there were some very special and unique films to emerge from the decade, especially within the confines of the unique subgenres that emerged.
During Screamfest 2016, a young actress by the name of Mimosa Willamo won our award for Best Actress for her performance in the Finnish film Lake Bodom, or simply Bodom, the third feature for talented director Taneli Mustonen.
This past Saturday, May 6, Screamfest hosted our most recent Fears & Beers screening, a series of events and screenings sponsored by Shock Top where guests can enjoy a movie and a beer included in their ticket, often with special guest Q&As.
For almost any kid subjected to the public school system in the United States, you are probably fami
For anyone in or around the Los Angeles area next month, you can join Screamfest for our Fears & Beers double feature event on May 6, for a screening of the Brian Yuzna classics Bride of Re-animator and Society.
For the majority of the United States, spring has officially sprung. The weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming, and the promise of new life is all around us.
With the breakout success of Stranger Things and the plethora of 1980's inspired genre fare popping
Long before the days of film festivals and conventions, even before the days of celluloid, the primary medium of entertainment was theater.
The first time I ever heard about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, my mother was talking about how it wa
Often considered to be the master of “body horror”, David Cronenberg has spent the last four decades constructing a signature style that is often copied but rarely matched.
All right folks, as promised, I wanted to follow up last week’s list with five more picks of films that take place in movie theaters.
As the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States, we here at Screamfest
Seeing as how we are counting down the last few days of February, I’m going to take this opportunity to celebrate one more woma
What’s better than a scary movie? A much shorter scary movie! Well okay, maybe not, but it will impinge on your highly coveted spare time much less. So, in honor of the weekly releases of short films on the Screamfest Youtube page, and of course Women in Horror month, here are five spine-tingling short films directed by women:
Growing up with the admittedly ambitious dream of becoming a horror filmmaker, I accepted pretty early on that female role models were few and far between.
It's that time again! It is time for the Twisted Twins' annual Blood Drive PSA. For those who are un
Although January may not be a month most people associate with horror, it can be credited with usher
To kick off the new year, we are bringing you some of our amazing horror short films that premiered at Screamfest over the years. Click on the image above to see the 2014 Best Short: LUNA.
Fear was viral at the LA Premiere of Bedeviled on October 22, 2016 at the 16th annual Horror Festiva
The EXCLUSIVE Free Screening of Fox's THE EXORCIST, Inspired by the classic movie with DVD giveaways
Found Footage 3D made its Los Angeles premiere at Screamfest on October 26, 2016 in 3D!
Screamfest had an amazing six blocks of short films and one block of student short films premiering at the 2016 festival
The visually stunning film, HAPPY HUNTING celebrated its World Premiere at the 16th annual Screamfes
Murdering psychopath Mick Taylor (John Jarratt), one of the most terrifying killers ever depicted on
The revenge thriller, MY FATHER DIE celebrated its Los Angeles premiere at the 16th annual Screamfes
Boozing it up at bars is fun and all, but even that can get boring after awhile. The antidote is the Fears & Beers screening of SCREAM on Thursday December 8th at 7:30PM at the TCL Chinese Theatres 6 in Hollywood & Highland.
The imaginative fantasy horror movie, ‘The Master Cleanse,’ celebrated its Los Angeles premiere at the 16th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of TRASH FIRE on Tuesday, Octobe
America's largest and longest running horror movie festival, Screamfest, awarded the top movies, fil
Congratulations to our 2016 Screenplay Winner and Finalist!
WINNER
Plum Island by Matthew Lee Bla
Got your ticket? Join us for a cocktail reception at Sid's Bar!
Meet Murdering Psychopath Mick Taylor at a Special Screening of Pop’s Wolf Creek, inspired by the cult movie.
Join us for the EXCLUSIVE Screening of Fox's THE EXORCIST, Inspired by the classic movie with DVD giveaways courtesy of Scream Factory.
Got your ticket? Join us for a cocktail reception at Sid's Bar and good times with the Dead Right Horror Trivia Night gang! Meet Murdering Psychopath Mick Taylor at a Special Screening of Pop’s Wolf Creek, Inspired By The Cult Movie - Q&A moderated by the Festival Ambassador Lydia Hearst.
HOLLYWOOD – Sept. 7, 2016 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, announces the first wave of its official 2016 film line up.
Central Intelligence will open the 20th annual American Black Film Festival on June 15 in Miami.
Bring the family and join the mayhem with a Screamfest Fears & Beers screening of the holiday classic Gremlins on
Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at 7:30pm.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival runs for ten days in October and although films are the main attract
HOLLYWOOD – Oct. 23, 2015 – We are pleased to announce the 2015 Festival winners at last night's Awards reception that took place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The award winners were presented the coveted Screamfest Skull Award last night for winning in the following categories.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension premiered as the closing night film of the festival to over 700 attendees, playing in RealD 3D at the TCL Chinese Theatre Thursday, Oct. 22, the day before its wide release.
Congratulations to the 2015 Screenplay Award Winner & Finalists.
The feature film Condemned premiered on Sunday October 18th, 2015 at Screamfest.
Feast had its 10 year anniversary at Screamfest on Friday October 16th, 2015.
After the sold out screening of Tales of Halloween, guest walked across Hollywood Blvd to Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium for an evening of epic oddness & good times!
The USC’s School of Cinematic Arts class co-taught by James Franco, Vince Jolivette and SCA Faculty John Watson, had its premiere screening of 'THE LABYRINTH' at SCREAMFEST on October 18th, 2015.
The sold out opening night film Tales of Halloween screened Tuesday October 12, 2015. Read Dread Central's review of the evening by Sean Decker.
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El Segundo, CA (April 30, 2015) – Nolan Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gravitas Ventures, has announced the acquisition of North American rights to the high production horror film ANARCHY PARLOR,
Take a peek at the closing night awards ceremony & reception that took place Wednesday October 22nd.
"Fear Clinic" Premiere-- Black Carpet on Sunday October 22nd at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Check out the exclusive interview with Fear Clinic star Corey Taylor by Sean Decker of Dread Central. Video courtesy of John Elfers.
We were fortunate to have many filmmakers of short films attend the 2014 festival. The quality of these short films is astounding! Click on the photo link to see photos of some of the amazing short filmmakers that attended the 2014 festival.
"Lost After Dark" Premiere-- Black Carpet with the film director Ian Kessner, cast and crew on Monday October 20th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"GirlHouse" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Monday October 20th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"The Creep Behind the Camera" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Sunday October 19th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"I Survived a Zombie Holocaust" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Saturday October 18th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Screamfest celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of Suburban Gothic on October 18th, 20146 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Suburban Gothic is director Richard Bates Jr's second film following Excision, his gruesome horror about a disturbed teen's mental state.
"The House at the End of Time" winner of the Best Picture and Best Director award this year
"Wrong Turn 6 - Last Resort" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Friday October 17th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Video courtesy of John Elfers. Wrong Turn 6 red carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa.
Screamfest "Dark Was the Night" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Thursday October 16th at Screamfest.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2014 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
We were honored to screen each film selection in the festival this year and to celebrate the winners. The 14th annual Screamfest Horror Festival concluded on the evening of October 22nd with an Awards Ceremony and Reception.
The world premiere of Jen and Sylvia Soska’s feature See No Evil 2 took place October 15, 2014 at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood.
Have a look at some of the Screamfest Opening Night fun that took place on Tuesday October 14th, of
RAW FORCE (KUNG FU CANNIBALS) hosted by Eric Caidin of Hollywood Book & Poster
- 35mm - DVD Giveaway
14th ANNUAL ……………Screamfest Announces Shorts To Die For
Hollywood, CA., October 14 – 23rd, 2014 Screamfest®, from the festival that brought you such films as Trick ‘r Treat, Paranormal Activity, The Human Centipede and American Mary, announces the first wave and second wave of the 2014 festival.
Join us for The Possession of Michael King hosted by Fangoria at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
What a great time we had at our mixer at Delphine] in Hollywood, CA Thursday night. Check out our ph
Look like a blood bath butcher at the grill this summer with a killer bloody Screamfest Apron.
Grindstone Acquires Screamfest Alum Matt Eskandari’s “Game of Assassins” (The Gauntlet)
What a wonderful evening we had at the FEARS & BEERS screening of Bride of Chucky with special guest Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif & Alexis Arquette, held at the sleek MGN Five Star Cinema in Glendale on April 24th.
Oculus Pass Giveaway! Get your tickets now for this advanced screening.
Congratulations to talented artist Stephane Le Brethon of Villeurbanne, France for creating the Talenthouse winning design of the 2013 Screamfest Horror Film Festival recyclable keepsake bag distributed at the Opening Night Party.
Cheers to the winners of the 2013 Screamfest Horror Film Festival! They win a stunning Skull award, created by the legendary FX guru Stan Winston, plated in shimmering 24-carat gold.
The feature film Beneath opened the 13th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 8th, 2013 to a sold out crowd. Our Screamfest photographer Angelica Ulloa captured the excitement of Opening Night. Click on the link below to see all the festival photos.
Hollywood, CA., September 24, 2013 – Screamfest®, premiering films from around the world. Next Wave Screening Highlights at Screamfest 2013
INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING
Story: In WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, a seemingly who
Hollywood, CA., September 13, 2013 – Screamfest®, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the LA Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” kicks off its 13th annual event in Los Angeles on October 8 through October 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601).
Screamfest Announces Competitive Short Films
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Hollywood, CA., September 4, 2013 – Screamfest®, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the LA Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” kicks off its 13th annual event in Los Angeles on October 8 through October 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601).
Hollywood, CA., September 4, 2013 ? Screamfest?,
Calling all artist! Screamfest is collaborating with Talenthouse to have a designer create a killer design to be printed on our festival bags.
This year's SHORT film category just received an additional exciting prize award!!
SCREAMFEST LAUNCHPAD AWARD - Sponsored by U.K.'s Matador Pictures
Screamfest sat down with Robert Englund to chat about his upcoming film FEAR CLINIC to be directed by Robert Hall. The film will star Robert Englund and Danielle Harris.
It was a packed fun filled night at Skinny's Lounge last night. Thanks to the Son of a Bun food truck for the delicious food.
The screenplay deadline has been extended until JUNE 15TH due to this exciting news:
Screamfest title THALE just completed its theatrical run in last month. It played in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, New York and Los Angeles.
Congratulations to the 2013 Screenplay Award Winner & Finalists.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2012 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Screamfest Horror Film Festival! Winners receive a stunning Skull award, created by the legendary FX Guru Stan Winston, plated in shimmering 24-carat gold.
The feature film The Collection opened the 12th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 12th, 2012 to a sold out crowd. Our Screamfest photographer Angelica Ulloa captured the excitement of Opening Night. Click on the link below to see all the festival photos.
The feature film Sector 7 opened the 11th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 14th, 2011 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2010 screenplay competition.
CONGRATULATIONS FESTIVAL WINNERS!
On Sunday, October 17th, 2010, Sean Decker along with
The feature film Night of the Demons opened the 10th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 8th, 2010 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
